This rule-based informatics solution pulls from the electronic health record to automate the election of an appropriate biosimilar therapy based on the patient’s insurance, hospital formulary preferences, streamlining prior authorization and approvals.
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This rule-based informatics solution pulls from the electronic health record to automate the election of an appropriate biosimilar therapy based on the patient’s insurance and hospital formulary preferences, streamlining prior authorization and approval processes. This e-tool decreased administrative burden to providers, pharmacists, and prior authorization specialists and increased biosimilar utilization by 21.9%.
Hear more about this innovation at the ACCC 41st National Oncology Conference, October 9-11, 2024, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Guest:
Sarah Hudson-DiSalle, PharmD, RPh, FACCC
Assistant Director of Reimbursement Services
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
“Using an EHR auto-selection tool that takes into consideration insurance preferences and contractual relationships to provide a proactive solution has helped our providers, our pharmacists, and our prior authorization specialists.”
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